Bend’s High Desert Museum celebrates dads with free admission on Father’s Day
(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — From sawmill demonstrations to raptors in flight to desert dwellers and more, celebrate the end of…
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FIRE ALERT: Wildfire reported in Crook County, Juniper Hill Fire
CROOK COUNTY, Ore. — A wildfire known as the Juniper Hill Fire has been reported in Crook County, burning an estimated 30 acres. According to Watch…
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First Bend ‘Core Area’ revitalization project on NE Second Street now complete
Bend’s Northeast Second Street between Franklin and Greenwood avenues reopened to two-way traffic on Wednesday.…
Continue ReadingGaza Humanitarian Foundation says Hamas attack has killed multiple aid workers
By Lauren Iszo, CNN (CNN) — Multiple aid workers were killed after a bus was attacked in Gaza on Wednesday night, according to a US-backed…
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AutoZone Reportedly Moving Into Former Deschutes Junction Site on NE Third Street
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – AutoZone is reportedly planning to open a new store at the former site of Deschutes Junction Pizza and Grill, located at the…
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Sony’s Bend Studio Lays Off 40 Employees, About 30% of Workforce, According to Report
Update: SIE provided this statement to KTVZ News regarding the reduction in workforce at Sony’s Bend Studio.”Earlier this year, Bend Studio wrapped…
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Deschutes County deputies, FAA looking for owner of crashed drone illegally flown over Redmond wildfire
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes County sheriff’s investigators and the Federal Aviation Administration are working to find the owner of a drone…
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Lightning sparks new brushfire near West Butte in southern Crook County
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Initial attack crews and a helicopter responded to a new lightning-sparked brushfire Wednesday afternoon in southern Crook…
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‘Hardening the community’: National nonprofit helps neighborhood south of La Pine stay wildfire-ready
Update: Adding video, comments from incident commander) LA PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) — A small community south of La Pine is getting some help this wildfire…
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Evacuations ordered as wildfires in Columbia Gorge close Interstate 84, SR 14 on Washington side
THE DALLES, Ore. (KTVZ) — An 18-mile stretch of Interstate 84 was closed Wednesday afternoon and Level 3 GO NOW evacuations were ordered due to one…
Continue ReadingFederal judge blocks Trump administration from continuing to detain Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil
By Sabrina Souza, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge granted Mahmoud Khalil’s habeas corpus petition and barred the Trump administration from…
Continue ReadingLA protest weapons, extreme winter weather, protein in coffee: Catch up on the day’s stories
Morgan Severson, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Forgetting things is frustrating, but humans aren’t designed to remember everything. An expert…
Continue ReadingLA protest weapons, extreme winter weather, protein in coffee: Catch up on the day’s stories
CNN Morgan Severson, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Forgetting things is frustrating, but humans aren’t designed to remember everything. An…
Continue ReadingKaren Read’s defense rests its case in her retrial for the death of her police officer boyfriend
By Dakin Andone, Jean Casarez, CNN (CNN) — Defense attorneys for Karen Read rested their case Wednesday, bringing her retrial for the death of…
Continue ReadingTrump’s pick to lead FAA grilled by senators over air traffic control system, safety at Reagan National Airport
By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — President Trump’s nominee to lead the Federal Aviation Administration was grilled by senators…
Continue ReadingIsrael recovers bodies of two dead hostages from Gaza in military operation
By Lauren Izso, CNN (CNN) — The bodies of two deceased hostages were recovered from southern Gaza in a military operation, the Israel Defense…
Continue ReadingMaps: Visualizing the anti-ICE protests and government responses
By Amy O’Kruk, Rachel Wilson, Matt Stiles and Renée Rigdon, CNN (CNN) — Protests in Los Angeles — which have inspired protests in other…
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Avion Water lifts boil water notice for Long Butte, Whispering Pines area, but even-odd watering rules remain
A day-old precautionary boil water notice was lifted Wednesday for hundreds of Avion Water Co. customers in the Long Butte and upper Whispering Pines…
Continue ReadingEdward Snowden Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Edward Snowden, who admitted to leaking information about US surveillance programs…
Continue ReadingBrian Wilson, music icon and creative force behind The Beach Boys, dead at 82
By Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — Brian Wilson, cofounder of The Beach Boys and the creative force behind the group’s surf sound, orchestral…
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